Falling into a slump in our work life, exercise routine, or social lives can sometimes be unavoidable; the same can happen in dog training. Repetition and consistency are two main keys to training your dog, but those two terms can often lead to boredom; I...

Earlier this week the Postal Service released the statistics to draw attention to National Dog Bite Prevention Week. 5,669 postal employees were attacked by dogs in more than 1,400 cities across the United States, but do you know which cities have the most cases?
Houston, Texas...

It's baaack!! As part of the CapTexTri, the 2011 Doggie Du Dash will be held in Austin on May, 29th. The Doggie Du Dash is composed of a 300 meter open swim and a 1 mile run - both with your dog - the perfect...

After watching the video above, substitute the couch for another piece of furniture, a wall, a plant, a fence, someone's leg, or anything else dogs commonly mark. Regardless of the target, marking is not something that we should allow our dogs to do.
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All of the dogs had a blast during our last installment of K9 Scent Games (some photos can be found here), so we're doing it again!! K9 Scent Games is all about using your dog's sense of smell and natural desire to ...

Something that we frequently hear from owners of young dogs is, "My puppy doesn't wander off when we're at the park, he just stays near me." Commonly a young dog will stay very close to his owner in a variety of settings; some new,...

**PLEASE NOTE** We will be hosting our next snake avoidance seminar on Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Leander, TX. Please click here for the registration page.
We all know that Austin is a very dog-friendly city - numerous hiking trails, restaurants, and dog parks are scattered...

The whole reason we teach our dogs skills are so that we can use them to help manage them around the house and in public; which is not complicated. Sure, it takes a fair amount of effort to watch what they're doing, what they're about...

We have always been in favor of crates, and the subject of crates and crate training have appeared in our blog on several occasions. A variety of topics ranging from the location of the crate, which crate is best for your dog, the importance of...